Thread: AWT EVent Queue Null Pointer Exception while using JRE 1.7.51 as IE browser JRE.

Hi All,

My web application will load an applet with SWING components (Menu bar) on successful login to application.

Once page is loaded, i choose a menu item from the menu bar and click on it. Dynamic menu bar is loaded for the selected menu item. After that i am not able to perform any action on menu bar. Ending up with below error.

Note: My Application is absolutely working fine till JRE 1.7.17. But when i upgarde to higher version of JRE like 1.7.25 and above i am getting below error.

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-4" java.lang.NullPointerException
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.scheduleProcessingRunna ble(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.addDirtyRegion0(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.addDirtyRegion(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.repaint(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.repaint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.stateChanged(Un known Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireStateChanged(Un known Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setRollover(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsMenuUI$Wind owsMouseInputHandler.mouseEntered(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.trackMouseEnterExit (Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(U nknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unkno wn Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPri vilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPri vilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPri vilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter s(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(U nknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

Please help me or atleast give me lead when this issue occur. Your help is much appreciated.

Regards
Nagesh

Hi, Thanks for the quick reply. I can not sent SSCCE as it is a huge project.
As i posted earlier, Java Web Start loads the Applet in IE browser with SWINGS components as menu bar. When i choose a menu item and click on it, application dynamically loads the menu bar for the selected menu item. Then i am seeing this error. I have put all necessay console statements but couldnt find root cause.

Same is working absolutely fine with JRE 1.7.17. Any higher versions is throwing this error.

When does this javax.swing.RepaintManager.scheduleProcessingRunna ble(Unknown Source) exceptin thrown while using SWINGS code?

From the applet's init method:
public void paint(Graphics g) {
/**@todo: Override this java.awt.Container method*/
super.paint( g);

if (!_hasPainted) {
_numTimesPainted++;
if (_numTimesPainted >= _numTimesPaintedThreshhold) {
_hasPainted = true;
}
doInvokeLaters();
}
}
public void invokeLater(Runnable runnable) {
_runnableList.add(runnable);
if (_hasPainted) {
doInvokeLaters();
}
}

protected void doInvokeLaters() {
while (_runnableList.size() > 0) {
Runnable runnable = (Runnable)_runnableList.get(0);
_runnableList.remove(0);
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(runnable);
}
}


//THis is seconde instance where i am calling EDT
// if the applet is not the menu applet, get the focus to the applet.
// This is required if the user tries to do a F5 on the popup screen

//Added to fix cursor move to popup error - Start
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
getRootPane().requestFocus();
}
});

Let me know if more information is needed.

Yes it is using both the methods.

They are constructing the URL
URL fullURL = new URL(getCodeBase(), relativeURL);
// Cause the current document to navigate to this new URL
getAppletContext().showDocument(fullURL);

I will put console statements and test in the mean while. Thank you.

Hi,

You mean calling invokeLater through paint is causing this NullPointerException? If yes, How it is working fine with JRE 1.7.17 and below versions?
Regards
Nagesh

Originally Posted by nageshvk

Yes it is using both the methods.

Hi Norm,

As suggested I have tested the application. getCodeBase and getDocumentBase are not throwing NULL value. Please let me know how to proceed further.

andbin~ Could you please suggest the design change then?

Regards
Nagesh

The initial value of _runnableList is empty. So Runnable object does not get invoked until the applet has painted itself for the first time. All Listener implementations accross the application calls this invokeLater method by passing a runnable object, whihc inturn calls the doInvokeLater method. Now Runnable objects are iterated and dispatced to the EDT before removing it from the arraylist.

Reason: This design will delay certain EDT actions until the main applet has painted itself for the first time.

Paint method will never triggers SwingUtilities.invokeLater(runnable) line of code.Note: Default values of _hasPainted is false, _runnableList is empty ArrayList.

It has following validations:
1st time: _hasPainted value is false, so it calls doInvokeLaters() method, sets the _hasPainted value to true but _runnableList is empty. Hence EDT is not called.

2nd time onwards: _hasPainted value is true, so it will not call doInvokeLaters() method itself.

More over if the design is incorrect, it should not work for any JRE. (Correct me if i am wrong). But it is working fine with JRE 1.7.17 but not with JRE 1.7.51

Thanks for your reply.

Originally Posted by Norm

Can you add some debug code that prints out what those methods returns to see if it is null?

What is done with the values returned by those methods?

Hi Norm,

There was a similar thread which you replied for the issue.
jre 7u45 Applet has an exception

I am unable to produce same exception with a sample program. Could you please suggest a workaround if you have any.

Regards
Nagesh